hesitation 87 cabrio

[brokenaxle]

87 cabrio 4cyl. auto. having problems with hesitation while accelerating
after leaving from a stop i press on the accelerator only to get no response until i press down further.....not a good feeling when trying to pull into traffic...had a problem with it sputtering when giving it gas (this was around first of the year). I replaced spark plugs/wires/dist. cap/ and rotor. only thing that went unreplaced was the fuel filter..this took care of 85% of the problem...any idea of the culprit?

[richard.e.merrill]

Originally Posted by brokenaxle

87 cabrio 4cyl. auto. having problems with hesitation while accelerating
after leaving from a stop i press on the accelerator only to get no response until i press down further.....not a good feeling when trying to pull into traffic...had a problem with it sputtering when giving it gas (this was around first of the year). I replaced spark plugs/wires/dist. cap/ and rotor. only thing that went unreplaced was the fuel filter..this took care of 85% of the problem...any idea of the culprit?

When you have your airfilter changed or looked at, the people doing this may inadvertently leave disconected the vacume lines on the airfilter cover. I replaced the lines on mine and fixed most of the hesitation. I will try your solution of tune up. Hope this helps. you can reach me at [email protected]